Caution Nostalgia Time.SS Canberra.The Final Voyage.Documentary Film.See Below

[@raymillar1499]

Wonderful video of a great ship. So sad that she is gone. There will never be another like her.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@raymillar1499 thanks for watching Ray totally agree

[@petercook4070]

since I joined her in1965FA happy ship.A great ship. As an ex crew member Canberra will foever be an icon. Many crew members have passed away since I joined her in 1965 but like the White Whale they will be forevever in my fondest thoughts.What a great video. Thank you.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@petercook4070 Peter thanks for watching I was only a passenger on numerous occasions but used to often visit the wardroom and the crew bar.Im still friends with Peter Hollinson who was a purser on Canberra but went to Princess and is now Hotel Director.Our families although growing up are also still friends

[@sarah_j_t]

I basically grew up on the canberra - first time i got drunk, my first kiss, first holiday romance, not to mention the friendships made and amazing places visited. My parents had a crazy idea to go on the world cruise and took me out of school for 3 months at age 14. Amazing. Then we did about 5 more cruises on her throughout most of my teenage years in the 1990s.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@sarah_j_t wonderful memories I’ve got a vey similar history and experiences but not “The Worldy” unfortunately.I was on throughout the 80s and. 90s until 1995 and even a couple of tomes late 70s.Thanks for watching

[@Downunder300]

The SS Canberra, beautiful ship with so many memories. Got close to being on her during the Falkland's war when in the military but didn't happen due to a turn of events under Maggie Thatcher. My fondest of memories was the SS Australis when returning back home to the England from Australia, I was only 11 but remembered her so fondly. It was a sad ending for her though with everything she had gone through during her illustrious career. SS Canberra seemed to have many more years in her looking at how well she had been looked after. Wonderful video. These magnificent ships of the era will always be remembered & never forgotten.

[@AlVlogs1603]

The ship was in good order but the incoming new Solas regulations at that time made it far too costly to adapt. Thanks for watching

[@dandrakenholt5455]

I am just happy for this video. Great ship, beautiful ship, wonderful happy lines. So grateful to you for posting this epic show.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@dandrakenholt5455 many thanks for watching Dan and thanks for your lovely comments

[@stephenacs]

I remember going to Vancouver in the 60’s as a kid to see her come in on her maiden voyage. She was a gorgeous vessel.

[@AlVlogs1603]

Many thanks for watching Stephen the great thing was she was so modern and sleek that she never dated even in the late nineties

[@karensheldon4216]

My husband was crew on her for the Maiden Voyage. He was 16 at the time. I have all his memorabilia from that special time. It took a lot for him to show emotion but certainly did when she left for the breakers yard. Such a beautiful ship. Nothing else like her.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@karensheldon4216 as only a passenger on numerous occasions Karen felt a lot of emotion when she left for the breakers a special ship

[@deanblack9314]

Thankyou for Posting this Video of the Beautiful Ocean Liner SS Canberra a True Pioneer of British Cruising History. We were Lucky Enough to Sail on her Twice one in 1994 and Once in 1996 A Great Lady of the seas with a Fascinating history. Loved her So Much and Still do to this day. Sailed in with her for the Last time on 30th September 1997.That was a Grand Celebration of the Ships Life. And watched her Leave Southampton bound for the Breakers in Karachi 😢😢 She was Snuck out of Southampton in the Darkness of 10th October after being De-Stored we watched from the Beach at Warsash it was all very Sad to watch her go. I have and still do collect Memorabilia from Canberra which I Treasure. With the Exception of Cunards Queen Mary 2 they sadly dont build Ocean Liners anymore.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@deanblack9314 absolutely Dean a special commradery was enjoyed aboard by all who sailed in her we enjoyed so many happy voyages onboard.Thanks for watching

[@roseohara91]

Hi Alan, both hubby and I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Made us chuckle in parts and nostalgic in others. Whether it's our imagination, it all seems so much more civilized, even though we live through that era and then some. Thank you, Alan. Best regards to Anne

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@roseohara91 thanks Rose it’s funny civilised is exactly the words Anne and I used the other day when I was editing

[@essexmat]

I was on the Canberra aged 8 in 1982 with my parents shortly after her service in the Falklands. I still have the photos and memorabilia in a box at home including daily newspapers. We hit a force 8-9 one day and I remember as a young child the drawers coming out of the chest of drawers and wardrobe doors flying open. Of course back then stability wasn't as good as it is now but she was a grand ship

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@essexmat hi Mat thanks for watching I was also on the ship after the post Falklands refit and before.In fact the promenade deck was never the same post Falklands as the squaddies doing marching and running round the deck with their military kit on pitted the deck surface.In fact I would say that the newer cruise ships suffer far more in a heavy sea with “deck slap”because they are welded together in sections

[@essexmat]

@AlVlogs1603 you could actually be right, I recently watched a documentary on the QM and they were making a point about the difference between a cruise ship and a liner in heavy weather with the QM being able to handle pretty much anything. The open seas now scare me so I won't cruise anymore

[@dianacarragher5845]

Wonderful memories of a great ship I worked at P&O head office in Hunter St Sydney booked many people to Southampton visiting family Canberra was the first ship to do a cruise to nowhere in 1971 it lifted at 7pm and back Monday morning T 6am ready to go to work.

[@AlVlogs1603]

thanks so much for watching Diana.Our brother in law was actually a £10 pom that went out to Sydney he still lives in Manly

[@Aviewfromus]

Very interesting vlog Alan hope you are well

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@Aviewfromus thanks guys appreciate it all good hope all is well with you too

[@Portphillipheads]

Three half world cruises on Canberra, 1983 UK - Aust. 1988 Aust. - UK and 1989 UK - Aust. Great times, great ship, great fellow passengers, no, great friends; and a great crew. Throw in dozens of wonderful ports. And greatly missed.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@Portphillipheads wonderful memories of so many happy times onboard.Remember they always used to say” Canberra not strangers just friends who haven’t met “

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

The end of this Story summed it up for me , she sailed to Pakistan to be broken up !

[@AlVlogs1603]

thanks for watching

[@brucesmith3072]

I've sailed on ssCanberra 3x, 1st in 1973. I had an old friend Claudia who took Queen Mary & Elizabeth 14x across the Atlantic when it "was the only way to cross". I was enamoured with ship design, though she never returned to sea after PanAm's 707. I went on with ship travel & became a marine history buff & painting some. (I'm a graphic artist.) She was surprised at my interest in ships she long discarded, but at one conversation, said something I never forgot: "Oh, I get it now! They had 'personalities'...". A very intelligent friend!

[@AlVlogs1603]

Many thanks for watching and your interesting comment .As you said they had character

[@elrjames7799]

Aboard Waverley that departure day: still vaguely recall both jazz music and the familiar outline receding into a gathering mist.

[@AlVlogs1603]

Many thanks for watching it’s quite incredible that we see Waverley often passing heading “doon the water “ from our house in Troon

[@elrjames7799]

@@AlVlogs1603 Lovely regular event for you. I rarely see her, despite being a life member of the Society (PSPS).

[@maakamakana7007]

My uncle was Quarter Master on Canberra for many years..

[@AlVlogs1603]

Thanks for watching

[@spanishpeaches2930]

I worked in this great ship , for a short while, in 1991.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@spanishpeaches2930 it was special I was on in 91

[@Lyle-tm1tm]

Thanks for posting. I would have loved to have sailed on her.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@Lyle-tm1tm thanks Lyle for watching I was very fortunate to have sailed often on Canberra

[@simonmarks2860]

Superb historical review of the Canberra’s last voyage. Must have been emotional. Were you or your parents on this cruise ? What an amazing cruise liner 👍 1:15:46

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@simonmarks2860 Simon simple answer no as I was committed to fulfilling a contract at the time I might have found it too be honest a bit emotional,but would have loved to have been there

[@simonmarks2860]

@ I’m sure it would have been very emotional Alan. I watched through and felt the unique warmth amongst the crew and passengers really project. Amazing the old scrapbooks made, the auction items, the food, captains speeches, Tom O’Connor, the farewell song - just superb. Great to have this in your collection and thankyou for sharing

[@AlVlogs1603]

My pleasure Simon many thanks again for your kind gracious comments

[@zebeauv]

De quelle année date ce documentaire ?

[@AlVlogs1603]

1997 thanks for watching

[@zebeauv]

@@AlVlogs1603 merci ! Beau navire, quelle tristesse qu’il ait fini démoli sur une plage…

[@AlVlogs1603]

I know so sad

[@BIGDAVE5352]

My older sister bled through her New Freedom during this cruise.

[@AlVlogs1603]

Thanks for watching Dave

[@747fa]

"I say, jolly good show, old bean!"

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@747fa thanks for watching

[@marfri3139]

What song is that between 8:56 and 9:40? 🤔

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@marfri3139 I think it’s called “Country Rock n Roller From Leeds “ I

[@marfri3139]

@AlVlogs1603 Yeah, I think so too, but I don't find it. But thank you 👍🏼

[@AlVlogs1603]

It certainly doesn’t show up on any of the music online searches thanks for watching

[@barrywhitley2535]

Did the Canberra sail up the Bristol channel on her maiden voyage?

[@AlVlogs1603]

I think she might of on her “shakedown round Britain voyage” but the maiden went via Naples to Suez and out to Australia.The records of the round Britain tour are pretty sketchy as she sailed past many places without actually stopping.Thanks so much for watching

[@barrywhitley2535]

@@AlVlogs1603 Thanks for your reply. I am pretty sure it was her. I was a wee boy at the time and it caused a lot of excitement when we heard she would be sailing up the channel.

[@AlVlogs1603]

You will be probably right Barry as I know that it did a very comprehensive visit tour on the shakedown

[@triciaslater4783]

So sad, end of an era!

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@triciaslater4783 an Era where life didn’t seem so,complicated Tricia

[@Bruce-1956]

It's always sad to see a great ship go to the breakers.

[@AlVlogs1603]

indeed Bruce but i'm afraid its a fact of life if only they could have preserved her as a floating museum or similar in Belfast.Im sure she would have been a great tourist attraction>Thanks for watching

[@Bruce-1956]

@AlVlogs1603 I'm ex MN and a number of tankers I sailed on I was quite happy to see scrapped.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@Bruce-1956 I bet

[@ryanralston1466]

Is it true this ship was built on the same ratio as noahs ark?

[@AlVlogs1603]

Thanks for watching

[@junmatsu5170-f2z]

この独特のデザイン、好きな客船の1隻でした😊 改訂SOLAS規格への改修にコストが掛かり過ぎてリタイア、と聞いて居ましたが残念です。 今の「横倒しの高層ビルの様なデザインの客船はどうしても好きになれません。 コスト的な事は仕方ないにしても1隻に人間を載せ過ぎて観光よりも人間を見てる気がする位。

[@AlVlogs1603]

Many thanks for watching Jun and I agree with everything you said the modern cruise ships are like floating apartment blocks and lack the character of the older ships.You are absolutely correct the new Solas regulations were indeed the death knell of the Canberra another factor was that the cabins in the old tourist class part of the ship (the aft cabins) many of these didn’t have en suite toilets and showers so it was approaching an era where these were demanded of passengers

[@williamgardiner2010]

What a pity that P&0 has not kept up its fine tradition on the current vessels. They are now extremely low brow trashy ships.

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@williamgardiner2010 I’m sure there are many that would agree William.In my opinion it was never the same after Carnival took them over

[@angus-eats]

I watched Canberra sail on her maiden voyage in 1961. By that time my family and I had already sailed for Australia on ORONSAY. I had several family members sail from the UK to Australia in 1962 and again in 1964. I loved the look of Canberra, and hoped to travel on her again when I visited Scotland again however; sadly; that never came to fruition. I followed her on her adventure to the Falklands, and the last time I saw her, was sometime in 1998 when I saw a clip of her being broken up in Pakistan. At that time, the workers were rolling up her wooden deck and on observing that, I had to turn the computer off. Observing her deck being rolled up, was like my heart being torn out of my chest. Last year, I came across a video of Canberra sailing off to Pakistan and her arrival there. Watching that video was hard. I just found this video of Canberra's last cruise. Watching this video brought tears to my eyes, as the location at Southampton where she tied up for the last time was the same position she set off to be destroyed in a foreign country. I am not ashamed to say I wept when I watched this video. I envied those who sailed on her for the last time. *Bon Voyage Canberra!* *I'd like to thank ALANS HOMEMADE VLOGS for posting this video!*

[@AlVlogs1603]

@@angus-eats many thanks for watching Angus and your heart felt and interesting comments.I knew a lot of the crew that did the “scrapping run” and it was an awful voyage for them many who had spent their whole careers to then onboard Canberra.The Captain on the scrapping run was Capt Mike Carr who was a family friend and we subsequently sailed on the previous Arcadia together together with his wife Angie we had some great reminiscence tales.The chief engineer on that run was Dave “Barras” Baraclough who I played golf with at various ports and was as much of a character as the ship itself.Happy very happy days,and ultimately a sad few too.We met so many lovely people both passengers and crew onboard and had many a reunion onshore

[@angus-eats]

@@AlVlogs1603 Many thanks for your kind response which I was delighted to receive. My father and his eldest brother were both former Engineers with the Royal Australian Navy and the British Merchant Service. At the time of Our Late Great Queen Elizabeth II ascension to the throne and her subsequent visit to the Commonwealth he was Chief Engineer and worked for Lloyds of London after leaving the sea. During that visit, the ship on which Her Majesty travelled on to Colombo; the Shaw Saville Liner "GOTHIC" which I believe was used like a Royal Yacht as Britannia was not commissioned at that time; Gothic was involved in a collision with another ship in Colombo Harbour. Lloyds flew dad and a couple of other Engineers out to Colombo, and dad supervised the repairs to Gothic. I had to laugh, as dad told me an Irish Engineer who was asked to take some measurements of the damage plating, came back wit a piece of string, full of knots. The old man asked him what the measurements were, and Peter the Irishman produced this piece of string, and said: " From this knot to this knot it was ex inches. from that knot to this knot was ex inches." I remember hooting with laughter. The end of the story was that the Chief Engineer of Gothic presented my dad with a signed post card of Gothic , that stated; "To Eric, many thanks for a good job. With that post card came a bottle of beer that was specially brewed for Her Majesty. I have that post card and bottle of beer (still unopened but with more sediment in it than a mud pool) to this day. Dad joined the Melbourne Ports & Harbours as Second Engineer on a Dredge to start with and ended up Chief Engineer. Subsequent to leaving the P & H, he was employed as Superintendent Engineer for the Commonwealth Government. At that time, dad worked on the Napier Deltic Engines fitted to the Bass Strait Ferry The Princess of Tasmania. Would you know where I can buy a Plastic Model of The Canberra, and the Orient Line ship *ORONSAY?* I would kill to be able to buy memorabilia from those two ships. Funny you should mention the "Arcadia". We were booked to sail to Australia on the "Arcadia" but then got changed to ORONSAY which sailed in late March 1961. I loved Oronsay. I used to get down to Port Melbourne each time I learned that ORONSAY would be docking in Melbourne. In the mid 70's they changed the livery of Oronsay and other Orient Line ships from the Buff hull to the all white hull. That really put me off. Anyhow AlVlogs, many thanks my friend for your kind response. I wish you and yours a *VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS HOGMANAY!* CHEERS MATE!

[@AlVlogs1603]

@angus-eats what a great reply and so interesting I bet we could swop stories all day.I cruised on Oronsay in its latter years as well as Orcades and Himalaya.Fine old ships although without a lot of the modern day creature comforts.I remember Mike Carr telling us that the “Bogey” (Canberra’s Nickname) had the last laugh at the breakers after a few years she started I reverse herself off the beach and it took several anchor chains to stop her refloating completely.The Canberra also cost the breakers far more than anticipated as they couldn’t get her anywhere near the beachhead as she was so heavy aft.Eventually they had tons of extra costs in removing the engine machinery before being able to beach her properly.Stay well my friend and seasons compliments to you and yours